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Bolivar

29.470°, -94.620° · tides: Sievers Cove, Goat Island

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Today

Overnight: Low 63°

Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: High 77°

Sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 5 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:34 AM / 5:29 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:10 AM / 3:15 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 14%
Minor period
2:40 AM–3:40 AM
Major period
8:15 AM–10:15 AM
Minor period
2:45 PM–3:45 PM
Major period
8:40 PM–10:40 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 512 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 7clouds8% cloud cover6% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover12% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover11% cloud cover15% cloud cover21% cloud cover23% cloud cover26% cloud cover24% cloud cover23% cloud cover26% cloud cover29% cloud cover35% cloud cover31% cloud cover31% cloud cover34% cloud cover31% cloud cover32% cloud cover37% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover25% cloud cover25% cloud cover22% cloud cover21% cloud cover18% cloud cover21% cloud cover19% cloud cover21% cloud cover26% cloud cover31% cloud cover34% cloud cover34% cloud cover33% cloud cover35% cloud cover38% cloud cover43% cloud cover48% cloud cover50% cloud cover51% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°63707677737372716771767773726866rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNE 7 mph, gusts 8ENE 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 7SE 6 mph, gusts 7SE 7 mph, gusts 7SSE 6 mph, gusts 6SSE 5 mph, gusts 5SSE 5 mph, gusts 5SE 3 mph, gusts 3ENE 2 mph, gusts 3NE 5 mph, gusts 5N 12 mph, gusts 12N 13 mph, gusts 13N 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 8 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 5 mph, gusts 6NE 6 mph, gusts 6NE 8 mph, gusts 8NE 10 mph, gusts 12NE 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 6 AM63°63°59°87%8%0%–NE 7810+ mi
Thu 7 AM63°63°60°90%6%0%–ENE 7810+ mi
Thu 8 AM66°66°61°84%3%0%–ENE 7810+ mi
Thu 9 AM70°70°62°76%3%0%–E 7810+ mi
Thu 10 AM74°74°63°69%5%0%–E 7810+ mi
Thu 11 AM75°75°63°66%13%0%–ESE 6810+ mi
Thu 12 PM76°76°64°66%13%0%–ESE 6710+ mi
Thu 1 PM76°76°64°66%13%0%–SE 6710+ mi
Thu 2 PM77°77°63°62%12%0%–SE 6710+ mi
Thu 3 PM77°77°64°64%9%0%–SE 7710+ mi
Thu 4 PM77°77°64°64%9%0%–SE 7710+ mi
Thu 5 PM75°75°64°69%11%0%–SSE 6710+ mi
Thu 6 PM73°73°64°73%15%1%–SSE 6610+ mi
Thu 7 PM72°72°65°79%21%1%–SSE 6610+ mi
Thu 8 PM73°73°65°76%23%0%–SSE 5510+ mi
Thu 9 PM73°73°65°76%26%0%–SSE 5510+ mi
Thu 10 PM73°73°65°76%24%1%–SSE 559.0 mi
Thu 11 PM72°72°65°79%23%1%–SSE 558.0 mi
Fri 12 AM72°72°65°79%26%1%–SE 338.0 mi
Fri 1 AM71°71°65°81%29%1%–E 227.0 mi
Fri 2 AM71°71°65°81%35%1%–ENE 237.0 mi
Fri 3 AM71°71°65°81%31%1%–ENE 237.0 mi
Fri 4 AM70°70°64°81%31%1%–NE 558.0 mi
Fri 5 AM68°68°64°87%34%1%–NNE 9910+ mi
Fri 6 AM67°67°64°90%31%1%–N 121210+ mi
Fri 7 AM66°66°64°93%32%1%–N 131310+ mi
Fri 8 AM68°68°64°87%37%0%–N 131310+ mi
Fri 9 AM71°71°64°79%40%0%–N 121310+ mi
Fri 10 AM73°73°64°73%41%0%–N 1013–
Fri 11 AM75°75°64°69%25%0%–N 912–
Fri 12 PM76°76°64°66%25%0%–NNE 89–
Fri 1 PM76°76°63°64%22%0%–NNE 88–
Fri 2 PM76°76°63°64%21%0%–NE 78–
Fri 3 PM77°77°63°62%18%0%–ENE 77–
Fri 4 PM76°76°63°64%21%0%–E 77–
Fri 5 PM75°75°63°66%19%0%–E 67–
Fri 6 PM73°73°63°71%21%0%–E 56–
Fri 7 PM73°73°64°73%26%0%–ENE 56–
Fri 8 PM72°72°64°76%31%0%–ENE 56–
Fri 9 PM72°72°64°76%34%0%–NE 56–
Fri 10 PM70°70°64°81%34%0%–NE 66–
Fri 11 PM69°69°63°81%33%0%–NE 77–
Sat 12 AM68°68°63°84%35%0%–NE 88–
Sat 1 AM68°68°63°84%38%0%–NE 99–
Sat 2 AM67°67°62°84%43%0%–NE 1012–
Sat 3 AM66°66°62°87%48%0%–NE 1214–
Sat 4 AM65°65°61°87%50%0%–NE 1214–
Sat 5 AM64°64°60°87%51%0%–NE 1215–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 63°

1% rain

E 5–7 mph · gusts 8

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

77° / 64°

1% rain

NE 2–13 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny

74° / 59°

16% rain

NE 8–15 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Nov 8

Slight Chance Rain Showers

68° / 57°

19% rain

NE 9–18 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Nov 9

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

70° / 58°

16% rain

NE 5–10 mph · gusts 14

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers

72° / 60°

15% rain

NE 3–7 mph · gusts 9

Wed, Nov 11

Mostly Sunny

73° / 61°

15% rain

E 3–6 mph · gusts 9

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 5 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Galveston Bay

GMZ335 · 435 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ335-052330-
Galveston Bay-
435 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast this
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10
to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to 
slightly choppy after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
increasing to choppy after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM

GMZ355 · 435 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship
Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda
Bays.

Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the
average highest 10 percent of the waves.


GMZ355-052330-
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
435 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots late.
Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds and
south 1 foot at 5 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds,
becoming east 4 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.

Moon calendar · October 2061

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
93% lit
↑ 8:37 PM
↓ 9:32 AM
★★★☆c68
2
86% lit
↑ 9:21 PM
↓ 10:42 AM
★★★★c83
Perigee · 365,991 km
best
3
77% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 11:54 AM
★★★★c93
best
4
66% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 1:03 PM
★★★★c96
5
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:07 PM
★★★☆c96
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
Last Quarter
6
44% lit
↑ 12:17 AM
↓ 3:02 PM
★★★☆c94
7
33% lit
↑ 1:24 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
★★★★c87
8
23% lit
↑ 2:31 AM
↓ 4:28 PM
★★★☆c77
9
14% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 5:02 PM
★★★☆c65
10
8% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 5:32 PM
★★☆☆c52
11
3% lit
↑ 5:36 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
12
1% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 6:28 PM
★★☆☆c42
13
0% lit
↑ 7:30 AM
↓ 6:56 PM
★★★☆c51
New Moon
14
2% lit
↑ 8:27 AM
↓ 7:27 PM
★★★☆c63
15
5% lit
↑ 9:24 AM
↓ 8:00 PM
★☆☆☆c66
16
10% lit
↑ 10:22 AM
↓ 8:38 PM
★★★☆c71
17
16% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 9:20 PM
★★★☆c74
18
24% lit
↑ 12:15 PM
↓ 10:08 PM
★★★☆c74
Apogee · 405,362 km
19
32% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ 11:01 PM
★★★☆c74
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
20
42% lit
↑ 1:55 PM
↓ 11:58 PM
★★★☆c73
21
51% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c71
First Quarter
22
61% lit
↑ 3:15 PM
↓ 12:57 AM
★★☆☆c67
23
71% lit
↑ 3:49 PM
↓ 1:57 AM
★★☆☆c61
24
80% lit
↑ 4:20 PM
↓ 2:57 AM
★★☆☆c51
25
87% lit
↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 3:57 AM
★★☆☆c40
26
94% lit
↑ 5:21 PM
↓ 4:59 AM
★★☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
27
98% lit
↑ 5:54 PM
↓ 6:03 AM
★★★☆c54
28
100% lit
↑ 6:31 PM
↓ 7:11 AM
★★★★c82
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best
29
99% lit
↑ 7:13 PM
↓ 8:22 AM
★☆☆☆c88
30
95% lit
↑ 8:03 PM
↓ 9:35 AM
★★★★c101
Perigee · 360,686 km
best
31
88% lit
↑ 9:01 PM
↓ 10:49 AM
★★★★c107
best

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Oct 2 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 365,991 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Oct 5 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Oct 5 · 9:57 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Oct 11 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Oct 13 · 5:41 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Oct 18 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 405,362 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Oct 19 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Oct 21 · 9:24 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Oct 26 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Oct 28 · 3:12 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Oct 30 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 360,686 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Sun, Oct 2 · Mon, Oct 3 · Fri, Oct 28 · Sun, Oct 30 · Mon, Oct 31

Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.

Moon distance

360,746 km closest · 405,327 km farthest

Reading the calendar: ↑ moonrise and ↓ moonset are local times. Stars are the solunar rating; “c” is the tide coefficient (20–120). Moon overhead and underfoot times are the major feeding periods, and moonrise and moonset are the minor ones; see each day on the tide pages.
Tide chart for Sievers Cove, Goat IslandSurf report: Bolivar Peninsula (Crystal Beach)Offshore conditionsLive cams

Forecasts, alerts and marine forecasts: National Weather Service. Current conditions: NWS observations and NOAA tide-station sensors. Map stations: Iowa Environmental Mesonet (airports), NOAA CO-OPS, NOAA NDBC. Radar: NEXRAD via IEM. Satellite: GOES-East via NASA GIBS. Tropical: National Hurricane Center. Moon and sun times are calculated for this location. Forecast grid updated Thu 3:56 AM.